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Patrick Stewart reveals his lockdown hobby

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Veteran actor Patrick Stewart says he is completing jigsaw puzzles to keep himself busy in the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The "Star Trek: Picard" star shared his hobby in an appearance on "The Graham Norton Show" via Skype alongside his wife, singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell.

Asked how he was spending his time, the 79-year-old actor held up a completed jigsaw puzzle for host Norton to see.

"This is one of my finished puzzles as you can see. It's actually framed because I framed them all," he said.

Stewart then showed off another example of his work and said, "Right here is one I just finished and I've got to be so careful because it's loose. This is a Frank Stella painting done as a jigsaw puzzle. This took weeks."

"It was very challenging because it's an abstract piece and that's what I spend a significant amount of time doing," he added.

 

The "X-Men" alum also spends his time reading one Shakespeare #SonnetADay during the lockdown to his fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter.

Besides Stewart and Ozell, 41, "Westworld" star Thandie Newton and actor-comic Ricky Gervais also appeared on the episode filmed remotely.

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First Published: Apr 20 2020 | 2:30 PM IST

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